Games on June 17, 1947

8 games

The games of June 17, 1947

8 games were played on June 17, 1947, according to Retrosheet. The Newark Eagles routed the Philadelphia Stars 15-4, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-11, the Memphis Red Sox over the Birmingham Black Barons. The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the St. Louis Browns and the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Elite Giants topped the Homestead Grays 8-3, the Boston Braves topped the Cincinnati Reds 11-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 5-2, and the Washington Senators fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 16, 1947 and the next, Jun 18, 1947. For the wider picture, see the 1947 season.

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